U-verse signs up 2 millionth customer; launches Max Turbo broadband

AT&T Inc. said today it has signed up 2 million subscribers to its U-verse Internet-based video service, adding 1 million of them over the past year.

The milestone comes less than 3 ½ years after AT&T rolled out the service to compete with rivals such as Time Warner Cable.

It also coincides with another major announcement the phone giant made today: The launch of U-verse High Speed Internet Max Turbo, which AT&T says will offer the fastest broadband speed — up to 24 Mbps — in San Antonio. Outside of San Antonio, Max Turbo also is being launched today in Austin and St. Louis.

The broadband service will cost $65 for residential customers who bundle it with U-verse TV under a current AT&T promotion, the company said. Small businesses will pay $95 a month for Max Turbo, AT&T said.